Year: 2023

Afghan govt playing double game with Pakistan: Jan Achakzai

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QUETTA: Balochistan caretaker Minister for Information Jan Achakzai here on Saturday said that Balochistan would be cleaned of illegal immigrants, eliminate smuggling activities, Hawala Hundi business and become the second Singapore of the region for investment. During a press conference, the provincial minister said Pakistan has repeatedly demanded the Afghan government handover the terrorists involved in terrorism in the country as no state can allow terrorist attacks on its people. The Afghan government is still playing a double game on the matter with Pakistan, Jan Achakzai said and added that…

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PMLN starts interviewing candidates for party tickets

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LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) has started interviewing candidates to award party tickets for the upcoming general elections and an important meeting of the Parliamentary Board was held at the party’s central secretariat on Saturday. Party leader and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and PMLN President Shehbaz Sharif presided over the meeting while Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif, Head of Election Cell Senator Ishaq Dar, party’s Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal and central and provincial officials participated in the meeting including coordinators of the respective divisions. The meeting considered…

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David Beckham’s wife Victoria is the richest football WAG

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Recent research shows that the richest football WAG-list includes the partners of various world-famous footballers, including Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo’s better half Georgina Rodriguez, Mid-Day reported Despite being one of the most known WAGs, Georgina isn’t the one who has the top spot in the 10 ultimate footballers WAG-rich list. It may not be surprising to know that it is the football icon, David Beckham’s wife Victoria Beckham is the richest football WAG. The 49-year-old singer and TV personality with a personal fortune of £55 million is the numero uno on this…

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Tsunami alert in Japan after 7.3 magnitude earthquake jolts Philippines

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An earthquake of at least magnitude 7.3 rocked Mindanao in the southern Philippines late Saturday, prompting evacuation and setting off warnings of tsunami for Japan. According to the Philippine Seismology Agency Phivolcs, the waves might impact the Philippines by midnight (1600 GMT) and last for many hours. According to the US Tsunami Warning System, there might be waves up to 3 metres above tide level along several Philippine shores. “Boats already at sea during this period should stay offshore in deep waters until further advised,” Phivolcs said, asking people living…

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PML-N’s Abbasi says not contesting general elections

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Expressing his displeasure over the policies adopted by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), the party’s senior leader and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has confirmed that he would not contest the upcoming general elections, slated to be held on February 8, 2024. Abbasi had stepped down from the party office soon after the appointment of Maryam Nawaz as senior vice president and chief organiser. The senior leader, however, rejects reports claiming differences with the party leadership. Abbasi said that he had resigned as the party’s senior vice president in an…

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Did Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner take large loans to sponsor their luxurious life?

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Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner took large loans to purchase expensive residences beginning a new chapter of their lives following the end of Trump’s presidency, as per newly released documents. According to documents received from sources, Donald Trump’s three eldest children, including Ivanka, began their financial journey by obtaining large loans to purchase luxurious properties.  Notably, in 2021, Ivanka, Eric Trump, and Donald Trump Jr took out mortgages totalling more than $22 million. The majority of this financial effort, however, came from Ivanka and Jared, who acquired a massive $15…

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First five months of FY24: Rs736bn collected against IMF target of Rs710bn, says FBR

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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) on Thursday claimed that it had achieved a five-month target with Rs736 billion collected in November 2023, depicting a monthly growth of 38 percent. FBR Chairman Amjad Zubair Tiwana said that as per the agreed target with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the monthly target was set at Rs710 billion but the revenue board collected Rs736 billion. In a post on X, the FBR said that it achieved five-month target with Rs736 billion collected in November 2023 despite 54 percent higher refunds than…

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18 killed in lightning strikes in India

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Indian officials have confirmed that during intense storms across the western state of Gujarat, lightning strikes killed at least 18 people on Sunday. AFP reported that many were caught off guard as such heavy rainstorms are not expected in the western state during winter. Although flash floods and lightning strikes kill scores of people across India every year, experts have warned that extreme weather events would increase over time due to global warming. Gujarat state authorities, in a statement late Sunday, said that around 20 people were killed in the heavy…

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Special court to conduct cipher trial in Adiala jail citing security concerns

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ISLAMABAD: A special court, established under the Official Secrets Act 2023, on Tuesday announced, in a verdict, that it would hold cipher case hearings of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the Adiala jail.  Last week, the court ordered authorities to present the former prime minister and Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi at Islamabad’s Federal Judicial Complex (FJC) today. However, today the Adiala jail authorities failed to produce the former prime minister before the court citing “security risks” in their report.

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PM Kakar to meet UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed today

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Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar will meet United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi today, the PM Office said in a statement. “The two leaders will exchange views on enhancing brotherly bilateral relations between the two countries in the fields of economy, trade, investment, cultural, defence and fostering people-to-people contacts,” an official statement read. Pakistan and the UAE will also sign memorandums of understanding (MoUs) in various fields including investment cooperation in the fields of energy, port operation projects, wastewater treatment, food security,…

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